CMMS has been involved for decades (see this
org chart) The Department of Health and Human Service's Office's job is to communicate among the various govt. agencies. A simple list started in 1999 (see original report) would have been a good starting solution. Why did CMS and AHRQ drop the ball?
Kick the can down the road -- at the patients' expense. How very sad. How inept.
I've talked and interviewed govt. employees (some are in the film to be released), and they really are good, bright people. But accountability and efficiency are lacking in the various orgs that are supposed to be taking care of us:
HHS Organizational Directory
With all those tax dollars, and tens of thousands of employees, I would expect them to do more. We already know that Medicare is in deep, deep trouble. How can we as patients help?
That said, I've really tried hard and I am sorry to say, I've given up. It's ugly. Some of this sentiment is expressed in
my film and in the
interviews I published on biofilmcommunity.org.